John Mellencamp – Pop Singer (Bass Tab)

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POP SINGER (Bassline) As recorded by John Mellencamp (From the 1989 Album BIG DADDY) Words and Music by John Mellencamp Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Toby Myers - Bass'
[Intro]
 Q=113
 4/4
 Gtr I
   W          E E E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|----------|-----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5-----------|
D|----------|---7---7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7--|
A|----------|----------------|----------7-----|---------------|----------7------|
E|----------|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|

   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5----------||
D|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-||
A|-0-------------|----------7-----|-0-------------|----------7-----||
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||

[Verse 1]
   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5----------|
D|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|
A|-0-------------|----------7-----|-0-------------|----------7-----|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|

   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5----------||
D|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-||
A|-0-------------|----------7-----|-0-------------|----------7-----||
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||

[Chorus]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7-5-||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----||
E|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------||

[Verse 2]
   E E E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|-----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5----------|
D|-7-----7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|
A|---0------------|----------7-----|-0-------------|----------7-----|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|

   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5----------||
D|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-||
A|-0-------------|----------7-----|-0-------------|----------7-----||
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||

 Chorus
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

[Interlude]
   Q  E E E E Q    E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E E Q    E E E E H
G|----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5------------|
D|------7---7----|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7----|---7----------|
A|---------------|----------7-----|---------------|-----0-0------|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|

   Q  E E E E Q    E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|----5---5------|-5---5----------|-----5---5------|-5---------------|
D|------7---7----|---7---0--------|---7---7---7--7-|---7-------------|
A|---------------|----------0-7-5-|----------------|-----5-5-5-0-3-2-|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|---------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-5-|---------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------4-5-6-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E
G|---------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|---------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7------||
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------4-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------7--7-||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||

[Verse 3]
   E E E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|-----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5----------|
D|-7-----7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|
A|---0------------|----------7-----|-0-------------|----------7-----|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|

   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E Q  E E E
G|----5---5------|-5---5----------|----5---5------|-5---5----------||
D|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-|------7---7--7-|---7---0----5-7-||
A|-0-------------|----------7-----|-0-------------|----------7-----||
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||

[Out-Chorus]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  H.
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------*|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------*|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-|-0--------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------*|
************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************